GAFT Group Group Leader: Daniel Carlo M.

Fabila Group Members: Matthew Ang Paul Vincent Go Christian Tan

Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations for BP 220

Rule II. Minimum Design Standards and Requirements For Economic and Socialized Housing Projects Section 3. Compliance with Standards and Guidelines Development of economic and socialized housing projects shall be in accordance with the minimum design standards herein set forth. Section 4. Basis and Objectives of the Minimum Design Standards The minimum design standards set forth herein are intended to provide

minimum requirements within the generally accepted levels of safety, health and ecological considerations. Variations, however are
also possible, as may be based on some specific regional, cultural and economic setting, e.g., building materials, space requirement and usage. This minimum

design standards encourages the use of duly accredited indigenous materials and technology such as innovative design and
systems, modular systems and components among others. The parameters used in formulating these Design Standards are: A.) Protection and safety of life, limb, property, and general public welfare B.) Basic Needs of human settlements, enumerated in descending order as follows: 1. Water 2. Movement and Circulation 3. Storm Drainage 4. Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal 5. Park/Playground 6. Power C.) Affordability levels of target market 1. Affordable Cost - The most reasonable price of land and shelter based on the needs and financial capability of Program Beneficiaries and Appropriate Financing Schemes (RA 7279) D.) Location Both economic and socialized housing projects shall be located within suitable site for housing and outside potential hazard prone and protection areas.

Section 5. Technical Guidelines and Standards for Subdivisions

Section 6. Building Design Standards and Guidelines Projects Incorporating housing components shall comply with the following design standards and guidelines. A. Single Family Dwelling (Applicable for both Economic and Socialized Housing) 1. Lot Planning a. Access to the Property - Direct access shall be provided by means of an abutting public street or pathwalk - Pathwalk shall only be allowed as pedestrian access to property for Socialized Housing projects b. Access to the Dwelling Unit - An independent means of access shall be provided without trespassing adjoining properties. - Acceptable means of access to the rear yard of the dwelling unit shall be provided without passing through any other dwelling unit. c. Open Space Requirements - Open spaces shall be located totally or distributed anywhere within the lot in a such a manner as to provide maximum light and ventilation into the building. d. Sizes and Dimensions of Courts or Yards - The minimum horizontal dimension of courts and yards shall not be less than 2.0 meters. - All inner courts shall be connected to a street or yard, either by a passageway with a minimum width of 1.20 meters or by a door through a room or rooms. - Every court shall have: Width: Not less than 2.0 meters for one and two storey buildings Not less than 1.50 meters in cluster living units such as quadruplexes, row houses and the like, one or two stories in height with adjacent courts with an area of not less than 3 square meters Separation walls or fences: Shall not be higher than 2.0 meters Irregularly shaped lots (Triangular lots and the like)

May be exempted from having a minimum width of 2.0 meters, provided that no side thereof shall be less than 3.0 meters.

e. Abutments - Abutments on the side and rear property lines may be allowed provided the following requirements shall be complied with: Open Space as prescribed in the table below: Type of Lot a. Interior lot (lot located in the interior of a block made accessible from a public street or alley by means of a private access road) b. Inside Lot (non-corner or single frontage lot) c. Corner and/or through lot d. Lots bounded on 3 or more sides by public open spaces such as streets, easement of seashore, rivers, esteros, etc. Percent of Open Space Residential All Others 50% 25%

20% 10% 5%

15% 15% 5%

Window opening as prescribed in number 2.C.2 below. Firewall shall have a minimum of one-hour fire resistive rating.

2. Building Design Standards a. Space Standards - Spaces within the dwelling structures shall be distributed in an economical, efficient, and practical manner so as to afford the maximum living comfort and convenience and to insure health and safety among the occupants. - It shall provide complete living facilities for one family Including: Living, sleeping, laundry, cooking, eating, bathing and toilet facilities b. Ceiling Heights - Minimum ceiling heights for habitable rooms shall be measured from the finished floor line to the ceiling line.

Where ceilings are not provided, headroom clearance of 2.0 meters

minimum

Mezzanine floors shall have a clear ceiling height of not less than 1.80 meters above and below it. Provided that it shall not cover 50% of the floor area below it.

c. Openings - Doors Number of doors: A minimum of one entrance/exit shall be provided The number of occupants is not more than 10 2 entrances/exits The number of occupants is greater than 10 Minimum Clear Height: Doors shall have a minimum clear height of 2.0 meters

Except bathroom and mezzanine doors which shall have a minimum clear height of 1.80 meters. Minimum Clear Widths of Doors: Main Door 0.80 meters Service/Bedroom Doors 0.70 meters Bathroom Door 0.60 meters

Windows Use of Windows Rooms for habitable use shall be provided with windows with a total free area of openings equal to at least 10% of the floor area of the room. Bathroom Window Window/s width with an area not less than 1/20 of its floor area. Required Windows may open into a roofed porch where the porch: Abuts court, yard, public street or alley, or open water course and other public open spaces Has a ceiling height of not less than 2.0 meters Interior Stairs The stairs shall ensure structural safety for ascent and descent, even in extreme cases of emergency. It shall afford adequate headroom and space for the passage of furniture. Width: A minimum clear width of 0.60 meter Riser and Run: Maximum riser height of 0.25 meter and a minimum tread width of 0.20 meter. Stair

treads shall be exclusive of nosing and/or other projections. Head Room Clearance: A minimum headroom clearance of 2.0 meters. Such clearance shall be established by measuring vertically from a place parallel and tangent to the stairway tread moving to the soffit above all points Landings: Every landing shall have a dimension measured in the direction of travel equal to the width of the stairway. Maximum height between landing shall be 3.60 meters. Handrails: At least one handrail on one side provided there is a guard or wall on the other side. However, stairways with less than 4 risers need not have handrails, and stairs with either a guard or wall on one end need not be provided with a handrail on that end. Guard and Handrail Details: The design of guards and handrails and hardware for attaching handrails to guards, balusters of masonry walls shall be such that these are made safe and convenient. Handrails on stairs shall not be less than 0.80 meter or more than 1.20 meters above the upper surface of the tread, measured vertically to the top of the rail from the leading edge of the tread. Handrails shall be design as to permit continuous sliding of hands on them and shall be provided with a minimum clearance of 38 mm. from the wall to which they are fastened. Height of guards shall be measured vertically to the top guard from the leading edge of the tread or from the floor of landings. It shall not be less than 0.80 meter and no more than 1.20 meters. Masonry walls may be used for any portion of the guard.

Winding and Circular Stairways: Winding and circular stairways may be used if the required width of run is provided at a point not more than 300 mm from the side of the stairway where the treads are narrower but in no case shall any width of run be less than 150 mm at any point. The maximum variation in the height of risers and the width of treads in any one flight shall be 5 mm.

Ladders: The use of ladders may be allowed provided that the maximum distance between landings shall be 1.80 meters.

d. Roofing - Roofing material that is impervious to water shall be provided e. Electrical Requirements - There shall be provided at least one light outlet and one convenience outlet per activity area. f. Firewall

Whenever a dwelling abuts on a property line, a firewall shall be required. The firewall shall be of masonry construction, at least 150 mm or 6 inches thick and extend vertically from the lowest portion of the wall adjoining the living units up to a minimum height of 0.30 meter above the highest point of the roof attached to it. The firewall shall also extend horizontally up to a minimum distance of 0.30 meter beyond the outermost edge of the abutting living units. A firewall shall be provided for duplex/single-attached units and at every unit for row houses. No openings whatsoever shall be allowed except when the two abutting spaces of 2 adjacent living units are unenclosed or partially open, instead a separation wall shall be required. Ceiling should be compartmentalized and should not be continuous from one living unit to another.

B. Multi Family Dwellings and Condominiums (Applicable for both Economic ad Socialized Housing) Section 7. Variances/Exemptions

Variances from these standards and requirements may be granted pursuant to the conditions stipulated in Board Resolution No. R-97 series of 1982 (Annex 2) under strict observance hereof will cause unnecessary hardship to the case of regional considerations/characteristics, peculiarities of the location and other relevant factors.